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>> pete williams with the latest from our washington bureau tonight. pete, thanks. >>> men's health is making news tonight, specifically this. prostate cancer screening, it's become a confusing mine field lately. what to do and not do and at what age. today the doctors in that specialty spoke out with new guidelines, new rules to make it easier to navigate. specifically where the psa test is concerned. our chief medical editor dr. nancy snyderman in our new york studios with the latest on this. this has been confusing. >> it has been confusing, brian. they have made it easier today. there are over 240,000 cases of cancer of the prostate every year. that's one reason why men have been so urged to get this psa blood test. today the american urological association said that's just not good medicine. these are the changes. it's not indicated at all for men under the age of 40. for men aged 40 to 54, again no psa test. for men 55 to 69, discuss it with your doctor, the risks, benefits, does it make sense? and for men over 70, no psa test. know your family h
>> pete williams with the latest from our washington bureau tonight. pete, thanks. >>> men's health is making news tonight, specifically this. prostate cancer screening, it's become a confusing mine field lately. what to do and not do and at what age. today the doctors in that specialty spoke out with new guidelines, new rules to make it easier to navigate. specifically where the psa test is concerned. our chief medical editor dr. nancy snyderman in our new york studios with the...
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i wonder if the case was properly granted. >> that was nbc's pete williams. if justices decide the california case is premature, it would leave in place a previous ruling which struck down prop 8. same sex marriages would resume in california but it wouldn't set a nationwide precedent. but today the justices will turn their attention to federal law considering the defensive marriage act currently nine states and the district of columbia grand marriage rights to couples while six others allow for civil unions. the law was signed by president clinton in 1996. the former president since said it should be overturned because it discriminates against gays and lesbians. plaintiffs argue for federal benefits to be extended to same sex couples where benefits are recognized. there are more than 1,000 laws granted benefits to married couples, tax savings to social security benefits but the law excludes those for legally married same-sex couples because they have no federal status. >>> former cia director david petraeus took his first step back into the public spotlight
i wonder if the case was properly granted. >> that was nbc's pete williams. if justices decide the california case is premature, it would leave in place a previous ruling which struck down prop 8. same sex marriages would resume in california but it wouldn't set a nationwide precedent. but today the justices will turn their attention to federal law considering the defensive marriage act currently nine states and the district of columbia grand marriage rights to couples while six others...
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pete williams -- >> one other quick point here if i may. so, you know, it seems highly likely this will trigger a leak investigation, which we should point out that process, the intelligence agencies have to refer it to justice and they have to decide. there is no leak investigation on this yet. we're away head of that process. it seems likely given the sensitivity of this document there will be one. >> that's right. and remember all branches of government were updated on this. judicial, congressional, legislative and congress and of course the obama administration. pete, thank you very much. finally, my final first read. this very long extended play version of it thanks to our technical difficulties, immigration. is support waning or not? we have evidence to indicate perhaps that it is. yesterday the republican senator who has been the key to getting conservatives to sign onto the bill, florida's marco rubio came out of a meeting with house conservatives with this warning. >> i can tell you that the bill is currently structured isn't going
pete williams -- >> one other quick point here if i may. so, you know, it seems highly likely this will trigger a leak investigation, which we should point out that process, the intelligence agencies have to refer it to justice and they have to decide. there is no leak investigation on this yet. we're away head of that process. it seems likely given the sensitivity of this document there will be one. >> that's right. and remember all branches of government were updated on this....
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. >> that was pete williams reporting. >>> this morning airport officials are investigating a runway mishap. the wing of the scandinavian wing clipped. no injuries reported. passengers were booked on other flights. >>> sensational murder trial of jodi arias could be in the hands of a jury. nearly four moves testimony from 36 witnesses concluded late wednesday with attorneys now prepping foreclosing arguments. the 32-year-old has admitted to shooting and stabbing her then boyfriend travis alexander back in 2008 but she argues it was in self-defense. her attorney claims she was abused. prosecutors contend arias is a calculating and cold-blooded killer who can't keep her story straight. she faces the death penalty if convicted. >>> more than 400 firefighters in southern california are battling a fast-moving wildfire fueled by fierce santa ana winds. the blaze has burned 3,000 acres destroying one home and displacing hundreds of residents. >> reporter: the fast-moving fire broke out in the foot hills of the san bernardino mountains in southern california. it sent a cloud of thick black s
. >> that was pete williams reporting. >>> this morning airport officials are investigating a runway mishap. the wing of the scandinavian wing clipped. no injuries reported. passengers were booked on other flights. >>> sensational murder trial of jodi arias could be in the hands of a jury. nearly four moves testimony from 36 witnesses concluded late wednesday with attorneys now prepping foreclosing arguments. the 32-year-old has admitted to shooting and stabbing her then...
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that was nbc's pete williams reporting for us. >>> white house officials now say the united states is training syrian secular sources in neighboring jordan and has been for months. it's seen as a nonlethal way to forces battling the regime of al assad. the trainees are reportedly not being provided with weapons from any of the countries involved in the training which also include france and the uk. on monday a top rebel leader was wounded in an attack after a bomb went off in his car. >>> cold war-style espionage. bail has been denied for a u.s. defense contractor accused of leaking military secrets to his girlfriend who is a chinese national. prosecutors say 59-year-old benjamin bishop poses a danger to national security, and they want him behind bars until trial. he's said to have handed over classified information on u.s. warplanes, nuclear weapons and missile defenses that breach apparently occurred through e-mail and telephone calls from bishop's home phone to his 27-year-old mistress. she was studying in the united states. he was fired from his position upon his arrest earlier t
that was nbc's pete williams reporting for us. >>> white house officials now say the united states is training syrian secular sources in neighboring jordan and has been for months. it's seen as a nonlethal way to forces battling the regime of al assad. the trainees are reportedly not being provided with weapons from any of the countries involved in the training which also include france and the uk. on monday a top rebel leader was wounded in an attack after a bomb went off in his car....
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pete williams, thanks as always. our focus shifts now due to the fact that weather is making news tonight. yes, it's summer. and yes, across a lot of this country, it's supposed to be hot right about now, but forecasters are warning about a dong rouse dangerous and oppressive heatwave hitting a big part of the country. one of the more sustained we've seen in several years. meteorologist janice huff is with us from a very hot stretch of sixth avenue in midtown manhattan. good evening. >> the temperatures are in the mid-90s in midtown, but it's felt as high a 102 degrees in new york city because of the humidity. these temperatures are not unusual for one or two days. but to have a stretch of what we're expecting is unusual. at least six, maybe seven days of this heat will continue into the early part of this weekend. let's take a look at the temperatures right now across the northeast corridor. it's hot everywhere. a reading of 92 officially in central park, about ten blocks away from me right now. it's 94 in washingto
pete williams, thanks as always. our focus shifts now due to the fact that weather is making news tonight. yes, it's summer. and yes, across a lot of this country, it's supposed to be hot right about now, but forecasters are warning about a dong rouse dangerous and oppressive heatwave hitting a big part of the country. one of the more sustained we've seen in several years. meteorologist janice huff is with us from a very hot stretch of sixth avenue in midtown manhattan. good evening. >>...
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thank you, pete williams. thank you, james dale. >> thank you. >> you bet. >>> when we return, let me finish with the most powerful republican in the u.s. senate who could be taken down by his own party. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. [ female announcer ] going to sleep may be easy, but when you wake up in the middle of the night it can be frustrating. it's hard to turn off and go back to sleep. intermezzo is the first and only prescription sleep aid approved for use as needed in the middle of the night when you can't get back to sleep. it's an effective sleep medicine you don't take before bedtime. take it in bed only when you need it and have at least four hours left for sleep. do not take intermezzo if you have had an allergic reaction to drugs containing zolpidem, such as ambien. allergic reactions such as shortness of breath or swelling of your tongue or throat may occur and may be fatal. intermezzo should not be taken if you have taken another sleep medicine at bedtime or in the midd
thank you, pete williams. thank you, james dale. >> thank you. >> you bet. >>> when we return, let me finish with the most powerful republican in the u.s. senate who could be taken down by his own party. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. [ female announcer ] going to sleep may be easy, but when you wake up in the middle of the night it can be frustrating. it's hard to turn off and go back to sleep. intermezzo is the first and only prescription...
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and joining us now from washington is nbc news justice correspondent pete williams who has been tracking this supreme court case here. pete, put this in context for us. there was what they call a circuit split, different rulings in the lower courts. how does that affect our understanding fl the significance of the supreme court hearing this case? >> reporter: well, it was pretty much a foregone conclusion the court would take this case for two reasons. whenever the lower courts strike down part of a federal law, that makes it very important for the supreme court to hear the case. now the court today agreed to hear two cases, hobby lobby, in which the hobby lobby, the company, won the tenth circuit court of appeals said yes corporations do have and can exercise freedom of religion. and then another case, the third circuit said another company, which is in pennsylvania owned by a family of five menonites, the court ruled against them and said not only can the company assert religious religious freedom but they can't sue and claim damage because it's the corporation that has to pay for the
and joining us now from washington is nbc news justice correspondent pete williams who has been tracking this supreme court case here. pete, put this in context for us. there was what they call a circuit split, different rulings in the lower courts. how does that affect our understanding fl the significance of the supreme court hearing this case? >> reporter: well, it was pretty much a foregone conclusion the court would take this case for two reasons. whenever the lower courts strike...
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joining me, pete williams. this headline from "the washington post," the supreme court may choose caution over boldness, that's what it reads, with an overwhelming number of states outlawing same sex marriage, while public opinion heads the other direction, when you look at this sort of headline and the numbers coming out right now, this is really the week for marriage equality. what's at stake when you look at this at the moment and are we getting early signals from how the justices might go? >> what's at stake here is directly the prop 8 in california, which stops same sex marriage in the state after about six months. the question is will the court go broader than that. here is the range of things it could do. could uphold proposition 8. if it did, advocates would try to go back to the voters, have another election on whether they want to keep it, and based on polling numbers you've seen, perhaps it would come out differently. passed by 52% of vote in 2008. or the court could strike it down. if it does so nar
joining me, pete williams. this headline from "the washington post," the supreme court may choose caution over boldness, that's what it reads, with an overwhelming number of states outlawing same sex marriage, while public opinion heads the other direction, when you look at this sort of headline and the numbers coming out right now, this is really the week for marriage equality. what's at stake when you look at this at the moment and are we getting early signals from how the justices...
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i've got pete williams. he's standing by. pete, what can you tell us regarding what you've been able to get as far as information here? >> what we're told is this incident actually started outside the white house where the driver of this black car tried to breach security there, then was pursued by the secret service on up to capitol hill. so the white house is about roughly where the shooting happened is about 12 or so blocks, a dozen blocks from the white house. the black car is spursued up to capitol hill where on the other side of the capitol from the white house, the shots were exchanged at the corner of 2nd and constitution. the picture you're looking at now on the left side, you can't see it, would be the supreme court building. on the right side would be one of the senate office buildings, the hart senate office building. so this incident started at the white house and then shots were exchanged at the -- up on the capitol hill on the other side of the capitol from the white house. we don't know how the shots -- who fi
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>> pete williams, great work and thank you so much. before becoming president, senator barack obama slammed the patriot act and that provision in what he saw as a violation of citizens rights and privacy. >> if someone wants to know why their own government has decided to go on a fishing expedition through every personal record or private document through the library books that you read, the phone calls that you've made, the emails that you've sent, this legislation gives people no rights to appeal the need for such a search in a court of law. no judge will hear your plea, no jury will hear your case. this is just plain wrong. >> robert gibbs is an msnbc contributor and former press secretary to president obama and worked with then-senator obama. so things change. >> look, what always animated him was that somebody needed to watch the watchers. i think that still an mates him even as president today. i think it is very important the way we talk about this. i think the way senator feinstein discussed this the way senator gram discussed
>> pete williams, great work and thank you so much. before becoming president, senator barack obama slammed the patriot act and that provision in what he saw as a violation of citizens rights and privacy. >> if someone wants to know why their own government has decided to go on a fishing expedition through every personal record or private document through the library books that you read, the phone calls that you've made, the emails that you've sent, this legislation gives people no...
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professor, my man, pete williams, stay cool, if at all possible. thank you, pete. turning now to texas. where democratic state senator wendy davis has become an overnight sensation after single-handedly blocking an abortion bill in the state by talking and talking and talking. davis began the filibuster, a bill that would ban abortions, after 20 weeks, and require abortion procedures be done at surgical centers. she kept talking for nearly 13 hours. >> this lenggislating is being done. voted on. look around the room. primarily by men. you can imagine -- or maybe you can't how a woman feels to be told that her feelings on these issues, that no matter how difficult, no matter the circumstance that she's dealing with, if she can't fit into either would be of these little square pegs, she is not going to be able to exercise her constitutional right. and ways hat's so disturbing ist we don't seem to care. >> senator davis wore pink tennis shoes, you see them there, that have already become iconic. according to the rules of the state senate, only one person can filibuste
professor, my man, pete williams, stay cool, if at all possible. thank you, pete. turning now to texas. where democratic state senator wendy davis has become an overnight sensation after single-handedly blocking an abortion bill in the state by talking and talking and talking. davis began the filibuster, a bill that would ban abortions, after 20 weeks, and require abortion procedures be done at surgical centers. she kept talking for nearly 13 hours. >> this lenggislating is being done....
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i want to go to nbc's pete williams in our washington newsroom. pete? >> we're told now one tsa official was killed during this incident, a second one was injured, we believe shot in the leg, taken to the hospital, and there are reports that there was a third person who was wounded but it's not clear to us whether that third person was someone who was, in fact, the gunman or whether it's another person at the airport, another passenger. in any event, several authorities tell us the gunman is in custody. we don't know anything further about who it is. they believe that person is the sole person involved in the shooting, but they're wondering if others were involved as well, so airport operations has been vastly reduced, lester. >> the president has been briefed on what's happening at the airport. the los angeles police department still the lead agency, but washington watching very carefully because it does involve an international airport where there has been threats in the past. there has been ground transportation in effect. car transportation has been
i want to go to nbc's pete williams in our washington newsroom. pete? >> we're told now one tsa official was killed during this incident, a second one was injured, we believe shot in the leg, taken to the hospital, and there are reports that there was a third person who was wounded but it's not clear to us whether that third person was someone who was, in fact, the gunman or whether it's another person at the airport, another passenger. in any event, several authorities tell us the gunman...
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but -- >> that is nbc's pete williams. i interrupted you, rachel, just as you were saying that we don't know whether this is going to be a momentous day or not. well now we do. >> now we know. this is the most -- we will have to wait to see the details on it. but first blush from pete's reporting, this is the most consequential way they could have chosen to rule in a pro gay rights way. i defer to the experts on the panel with us. but this is a very big deal ruling and this is a very big deal way to decide it. >> on a very practical basis, what does this mean? >> as a practical matter, it means if a couple is recognized by their state, a same-sex couple is recognized by their state as married, the federal government will accept that definition. so i think the facts are best illuminated by the woman who is a plaintiff in this case, edie windsor. she was with her partner for 44 years. actually, after the oral argument, you mentioned the supreme court. they came down to 44 steps of the supreme court and one of her lawyers sai
but -- >> that is nbc's pete williams. i interrupted you, rachel, just as you were saying that we don't know whether this is going to be a momentous day or not. well now we do. >> now we know. this is the most -- we will have to wait to see the details on it. but first blush from pete's reporting, this is the most consequential way they could have chosen to rule in a pro gay rights way. i defer to the experts on the panel with us. but this is a very big deal ruling and this is a...
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for the latest on this, we're going to go to nbc news justice correspondent pete williams. pete, when you're looking at this coldly, what do you see? >> i see unlikely -- they're unlikely. here's the reason. the closest fit under federal law would the 4-year-old federal hate crimes law. and what it says is for a person to be punished under the federal system for this kind of a crime, you have to show that bodily injury was the result, was caused by someone's racial perception or the belief the victim, they attacked the victim because of race. that's the difficult thing here. now, the federal government could well look at evidence. there's been an argument here that it all started because trayvon martin factor was race. in essence, what the federal law requires is you persuade a jury the reason he pulled the trigger was a factor of race. the reason zimmerman pulled the trigger was because of trayvon martin's race and not some other factor such as self-defense. the further away you get from the shooting itself and you go to some other part of the chain of events, no matter ho
for the latest on this, we're going to go to nbc news justice correspondent pete williams. pete, when you're looking at this coldly, what do you see? >> i see unlikely -- they're unlikely. here's the reason. the closest fit under federal law would the 4-year-old federal hate crimes law. and what it says is for a person to be punished under the federal system for this kind of a crime, you have to show that bodily injury was the result, was caused by someone's racial perception or the...
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pete williams at the court to start us off tonight. pete, thanks. >>> it's been three days since the awful deadly outbreak of tornadoes in oklahoma. the size and sadness of the loss in terms of lives and property got worse today. nbc's katy tur is in union city, oklahoma, tonight. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. i'm standing on the second floor of this home, or at least what was the second floor. it was completely blown off when the tornado on friday came barrelling through. right now oklahoma officials have just updated us and told us 18 people, at least 18 people people are now dead from the storm. they are searching for more. >> this is going to get really bad. >> reporter: the weekend flash flooding on the deep fork river tonight. >> congratulations on the brian? >> diana alvear on the smoldering fire line in california tonight. diana, thanks. >>> this was the fourth day of anti-government protests in turkey. once again violence broke out as riot police fought with demonstrators near the offices of the prime ministe
pete williams at the court to start us off tonight. pete, thanks. >>> it's been three days since the awful deadly outbreak of tornadoes in oklahoma. the size and sadness of the loss in terms of lives and property got worse today. nbc's katy tur is in union city, oklahoma, tonight. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. i'm standing on the second floor of this home, or at least what was the second floor. it was completely blown off when the tornado on friday came...
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pete williams has some breaking news on the boston marathon case. pete? >> andrea, the federal grand jury has now returned the next step in the charge against the remaining suspect in the boston marathon case, dzhokhar tsarnaev. this follows on to the original criminal complaint on which he was arrested. he's charged now with killing three people at the boston marathon, maiming or seriously injuring several other people, and shooting and killing the m.i.t. police officer, shawn collier. some of the details in the indictment are new. for example, prosecutors say that as tsarnaev was hiding from the police, bleeding in that boat in the backyard in water ton, massachusetts, he wrote on the inside wall beams of the boat. we've known that but now we have more details of what you wrote. he wrote, among other things, "the u.s. government is killing our innocent civilians. i can't stand to see such evil go unpunished. we muslims are one body. you hurt one, you hurt us all. now i don't like killing innocent people. it is forbidden in islam, but due to said events
pete williams has some breaking news on the boston marathon case. pete? >> andrea, the federal grand jury has now returned the next step in the charge against the remaining suspect in the boston marathon case, dzhokhar tsarnaev. this follows on to the original criminal complaint on which he was arrested. he's charged now with killing three people at the boston marathon, maiming or seriously injuring several other people, and shooting and killing the m.i.t. police officer, shawn collier....
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. >> reporter: that was nbc's pete williams. now, if justices decide the california case was premature, it would leave in place a previous ruling which struck down prop 8. same-sex marriages would then resume in california, but it would not set a nationwide precedent. but today the justices will turn their attention to federal law, considering the defense of marriage act. currently nine straights and the district of columbia grant rights to same-sex couples while several others allow civil unions. the law was signed by president clinton in 1996. the former president has since said it should be overturned because it discriminates against gays and lesbians. plaintiffs will argue for federal benefits to be extended to same-sex couples in states where their marriages are recognized. there are more than 1,000 laws granting benefits to married couples. everything from tax savings to social security benefits. but the law excludes those for legally married same-sex couples because they have no federal status. >>> former cia director dav
. >> reporter: that was nbc's pete williams. now, if justices decide the california case was premature, it would leave in place a previous ruling which struck down prop 8. same-sex marriages would then resume in california, but it would not set a nationwide precedent. but today the justices will turn their attention to federal law, considering the defense of marriage act. currently nine straights and the district of columbia grant rights to same-sex couples while several others allow...
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>> pete williams at the court where the excitement starts tomorrow. pete, thanks. >>> in colorado springs today, a public me toirl service for the state's prison director, tom clements, shot to death last week as he answered the door at his home. governor john hickenlooper called clements a voice of wisdom and reason. we learned late today the bullets that killed clements came from a gun found along with former colorado inmate evan ebel who died in a police chase in texas two days after the shooting. >>> this comes after a growing debate this weekend on gun control with new york city mayor michael bloomberg right in the middle of it. he is using his own money -- and he's a billionaire -- to finance an ad campaign for universal background checks for gun purchases. that got under way today. our report tonight from nbc's ron mott. >> reporter: he's got one of the biggest personal bankrolls in america. >> this year there will be 12,000 people killed in this country with handguns -- illegal handguns. >> reporter: tonight michael bloomberg is spending some
>> pete williams at the court where the excitement starts tomorrow. pete, thanks. >>> in colorado springs today, a public me toirl service for the state's prison director, tom clements, shot to death last week as he answered the door at his home. governor john hickenlooper called clements a voice of wisdom and reason. we learned late today the bullets that killed clements came from a gun found along with former colorado inmate evan ebel who died in a police chase in texas two...
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the great pete williams. how are you, pete? >> good day. >> pete, can you explain to us, those who don't understand, the technical ruling in prop 8. we get that doma was struck down meaning that the federal government will recognize marriages in those 12 states but explain the prop 8 ruling. >> reporter: let's not blow past the doma one first because i think it's an important point to make. what the court said is it's not saying whether states have to allow same-sex marriage. it expresses no opinion. it says when the states choose to allow same-sex marriage, the federal government can't deny those marriages because it makes them second class citizens. it's a law that appears to be based on primarily disapproval and it denies them equal protecti protection. it's the federal government discriminating. as justice kennedy says, doma writes discrimination into the u.s. code. it doesn't say what the other states have to do. as far as california, the simplest way to put this is the court says, you know what, it turns out that the peop
the great pete williams. how are you, pete? >> good day. >> pete, can you explain to us, those who don't understand, the technical ruling in prop 8. we get that doma was struck down meaning that the federal government will recognize marriages in those 12 states but explain the prop 8 ruling. >> reporter: let's not blow past the doma one first because i think it's an important point to make. what the court said is it's not saying whether states have to allow same-sex marriage....
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>> pete williams at the court for us tonight. pete, thanks. >>> and now we turn to what's been a big question for days. where is edward snowden? the american who skipped the country after going public with intelligence gathering. vladimir putin says he's in russia, and russia is not going to step in to help get him back to the united states. we get the very latest tonight from our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. >> reporter: in a high stakes drama reminiscent of the cold war, official word that snowden was hiding out at the russian moscow airport came from vladimir putin, the old kgb man himself. rejecting american appeals to return snowden to the u.s. >> translator: mr. snowden is a free man, and the sooner he choses his final destination, the better it will be for us and him. >> reporter: putin said he would prefer not to deal with an issue at all, saying, it's like sheering a pig, too much squeaking, too little wool. russia's foreign minister tried to claim snowden wasn't technically in russia while in the
>> pete williams at the court for us tonight. pete, thanks. >>> and now we turn to what's been a big question for days. where is edward snowden? the american who skipped the country after going public with intelligence gathering. vladimir putin says he's in russia, and russia is not going to step in to help get him back to the united states. we get the very latest tonight from our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. >> reporter: in a high stakes drama...
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>> pete williams in our d.c. bureau tonight. pete, thanks. >>> weather is making news tonight. mandatory evacuations are under way in plaquemines parish, louisiana, where there are fears of storm surge as tropical storm karen closes in. there are warnings along much of the gulf coast. weather channel meteorologist jim cantore is on the pensacola beach in the florida panhandle. when louisiana is in the cone we worry but given the sport ji surf behind you the cone must be wide. >> it is, brian. the storm will come north and take a right turn and scrape the florida panhandle. so many are under tropical storm warnings including us here tonight at pensacola beach. this is a tropical storm and that's three to five feet of surge. this is an area not protected by the levee system that protects new orleans. let me show you what they've been doing today. you can see the big surf behind me here. even with the storm offshore the waves come first. life guards have been keeping people out of the water as the waves continue to grow. they have been trying to se w up anything they can on the be
>> pete williams in our d.c. bureau tonight. pete, thanks. >>> weather is making news tonight. mandatory evacuations are under way in plaquemines parish, louisiana, where there are fears of storm surge as tropical storm karen closes in. there are warnings along much of the gulf coast. weather channel meteorologist jim cantore is on the pensacola beach in the florida panhandle. when louisiana is in the cone we worry but given the sport ji surf behind you the cone must be wide....
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pete williams has more. what are we learning? >> reporter: good evening. sources familiar with the separate government program, one that monitors the internet for suspicious e-mail and other traffic confirms its existence first reported by the washington post and guardian newspapers. the papers and officials say it allows the nsa and fbi to tap directly into the computer providers of some of the largest computer servers of some of the largest internet providers. government analysts can monitor the traffic in real time using special programs to watch for suspicious messages or postings. the equivalent of standing in the post office and watching for specific envelopes that go by coming from parts of the world or people that are deemed to be possible troublemakers. this is different, they say, from the phone program andrea was talking about which stores pascals and allows the government to go back to the data rater when there is a specific number to check. this involves the ability to watch for suspicious activity as it is happening as well as to look for sto
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>> pete williams in our d.c. newsroom tonight. pete, thanks. >>> overseas in afghanistan, the deal for what happens after u.s. combat troops leave next year is suddenly on very shaky ground tonight. afghanistan's president hamid karzai upping the ante now, making new demands in a meeting with national security adviser susan rice, saying he needs more concessions to let american troops stay in his country even on a noncombat basis. deal or no deal, the americans still on the ground are in a tough spot preparing to come home with so much work still ahead. our chief foreign correspondent richard engel has our report tonight from forward operating base gamberi in eastern afghanistan. richard, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. this deal does seem to be in jeopardy. and for american troops on outposts like this one and others like it, it's personal. they and their families are trying to determine whether american forces will still have to deploy to this country in the future or whether the war in afghanistan will truly be
>> pete williams in our d.c. newsroom tonight. pete, thanks. >>> overseas in afghanistan, the deal for what happens after u.s. combat troops leave next year is suddenly on very shaky ground tonight. afghanistan's president hamid karzai upping the ante now, making new demands in a meeting with national security adviser susan rice, saying he needs more concessions to let american troops stay in his country even on a noncombat basis. deal or no deal, the americans still on the...
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he tells nbc's pete williams he's got lots more to accomplish. >> i'm a little concerned that things have gotten a little, a little out of whack. i think we can do a better job than we have. we can reform those regulations, reform those guidelines to better reflect that balance. >> holder has come under scrutiny from lawmakers after news broke that the doj obtained reporters' phone records at the associated press. >>> plan "b" contraceptive could soon be available over the counter and to anyone who wants it. >>> connecticut's governor signed legislation wednesday banning the public release of crime scene photos from the newtown shooting. the law also seals video evidence from inside sandy hook elementary. >>> and former president bill clinton was among the dignitaries attending a memorial for slain civil rights leader medgar evers. president obama met with his widow earlier this week. evers who was killed by a white supremacist nearly 50 years ago in jackson, mississippi. >>> now for an early look at this morning's business headlines, we turn to hampton pearson. good morning, hampton
he tells nbc's pete williams he's got lots more to accomplish. >> i'm a little concerned that things have gotten a little, a little out of whack. i think we can do a better job than we have. we can reform those regulations, reform those guidelines to better reflect that balance. >> holder has come under scrutiny from lawmakers after news broke that the doj obtained reporters' phone records at the associated press. >>> plan "b" contraceptive could soon be available...
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thank you, pete williams. thank you, james dale. >> thank you. >> you bet. >>> when we return, let me finish with the most powerful republican in the u.s. senate who could be taken down by his own party. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. [ male announcer ] you are a business pro. executor of efficiency. you can spot an amateur from a mile away... while going shoeless and metal-free in seconds. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle...and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. now this...will work. [ male announcer ] just like you, business pro. just like you. go national. go like a pro. i wish my patients could see what i see. ♪ that over time, having high cholesterol and any of these risk factors can put them at increased risk for plaque buildup in their arteries. so it's even more important to lower their cholesterol, and that's why, when diet and exercise alone aren't enough, i prescribe crestor. in
thank you, pete williams. thank you, james dale. >> thank you. >> you bet. >>> when we return, let me finish with the most powerful republican in the u.s. senate who could be taken down by his own party. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. [ male announcer ] you are a business pro. executor of efficiency. you can spot an amateur from a mile away... while going shoeless and metal-free in seconds. and you...rent from national. because only national...
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. >> pete williams starting us off at the supreme court tonight. thanks. >>> now we turn to this growing scandal involving bullying ant nfl. a lot of people have been slow to come around on the idea. reluctant to believe that something like bullying could exist in something designed to be a highly violent, testosterone fueled world inside pro football. and opinions are widely varies on this. a special counsel has been appointed to investigate. our report tonight from nbc's carrie sanders in south florida. >> reporter: practice on the gridiron. but it's ha happened off the field that has the team on defense. today the south florida sun sent nal says that incognito was asked to toughen up martin. >> i believe in the men in our locker room and the coaching staff. if there is anything that needs to be corrected, we will take all necessary measures to fix it to ensure that this doesn't happen again. >> reporter: the nfl is now conducting an investigation into allegations of bullying in the dolphins' locker room. espn has said sources have heard voice ma
. >> pete williams starting us off at the supreme court tonight. thanks. >>> now we turn to this growing scandal involving bullying ant nfl. a lot of people have been slow to come around on the idea. reluctant to believe that something like bullying could exist in something designed to be a highly violent, testosterone fueled world inside pro football. and opinions are widely varies on this. a special counsel has been appointed to investigate. our report tonight from nbc's carrie...
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justice correspondent pete williams joins me now. pete, what a day and what a direction. it just seems like even though it's only justice kennedy but the future has been pointed out to us today. >> well, it's very interesting, chris, that just yesterday, the supreme court greatly disappointed the civil rights community in america by striking at the heart of the voting rights act. then came back today and struck down the defense of marriage act giving great hope to the advocates of same-sex marriage across the nation. >> right. >> now, i think you very accurately characterized what the decision says. it does not say that any state has to allow same-sex marriage. what it says is in the states ta choose to do so, the federal government cannot refuse to recognize those marriages. justice kennedy's opinion for five members of the court said that such a distinction by the federal government serves no legitimate government purpose and demeans people in those states who are recognized as legally married in the states and also humiliates is the word he used tens of thousands of ch
justice correspondent pete williams joins me now. pete, what a day and what a direction. it just seems like even though it's only justice kennedy but the future has been pointed out to us today. >> well, it's very interesting, chris, that just yesterday, the supreme court greatly disappointed the civil rights community in america by striking at the heart of the voting rights act. then came back today and struck down the defense of marriage act giving great hope to the advocates of...
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pete williams has more. >> reporter: gay rights supporters crowded outside the court. cheering the historic decisions. first, a ruling striking down a law passed by congress in 1996. the defensive marriage act, known as dome that. >> doma is dead! >> reporter: that law blocked the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages in the states ahow them, depriving those couples of more than 1,000 benefits that married couples have. in a 5-4 ruling written by justice kennedy, the court said doma serves no purpose and demeans those in a lawful same-sex marriage. declaring their marriages less worthy and humiliated tens of thousands of children raised by same-sex couples. in the second 5-4 decision, this time by chief justice roberts, the court passed out an appeal of california's proposition 8. passed by voters in 2008. it had stopped same-sex marriages in the state. the court says the people who put prop 8 on the ballot had no legal authority to appeal after a lower court struck it down as unconstitutional. for the two california couples who challenged the law, tha
pete williams has more. >> reporter: gay rights supporters crowded outside the court. cheering the historic decisions. first, a ruling striking down a law passed by congress in 1996. the defensive marriage act, known as dome that. >> doma is dead! >> reporter: that law blocked the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages in the states ahow them, depriving those couples of more than 1,000 benefits that married couples have. in a 5-4 ruling written by justice...
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our report from our justice correspondent, pete williams. >> reporter: just look, the court's liberal member said, at where most voter discrimination lawsuits come from, areas in 16 states covered by the law. >> you can say maybe this district shouldn't be covered, maybe this one should be covered. the formula seems to be working pretty well in terms of going after the actual violations on the ground and who is committing them. >> and why would we vote in favor of a county whose record is the epitome of what caused the passage of this law to start with. >> reporter: but the court's conservatives told solicitor general don verrilli that congress didn't look at the most up to date evidence when it last renewed the law in 2006. >> do you know which state has the worst ratio of white voter turnout to african-american voter turnout? >> i do not. >> massachusetts. >> do you know what has the best, where african-american turnout actually exceeds white turnout. mississippi. is it the government's submission that the citizens in the south are more racist than citizens in the north? >> it is no
our report from our justice correspondent, pete williams. >> reporter: just look, the court's liberal member said, at where most voter discrimination lawsuits come from, areas in 16 states covered by the law. >> you can say maybe this district shouldn't be covered, maybe this one should be covered. the formula seems to be working pretty well in terms of going after the actual violations on the ground and who is committing them. >> and why would we vote in favor of a county...
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nbc's justice correspondent pete williams has more tonight. >> reporter: at the offices of cyber watch dog mandiant security computer consultant for "the washington post" and "new york times" a constant vigil keeps watch for signs of attacks on them and other clients. the company also devises ways to stay a step ahead to block attempted intrusions from succeeding. >> there is always going to be some kind of gap attackers can exploit and very often we see companies haven't invested in responding to the fact that they will sustain a breach and many times they're caught flat footed when it occurs. >> reporter: with cyber attacks on the rise against banks, news organizations, social media, and the systems that keep the country going, there's a growing worry that the u.s. faces a serious shortage of people who know how to respond. >> it takes a thousand hours of hands on work just like a pilot. you can't be a good pilot unless you've actually flown an airplane under pressure. you can't be a good cyber person unless you've actually fought in cyber space either in a simulator or in the real w
nbc's justice correspondent pete williams has more tonight. >> reporter: at the offices of cyber watch dog mandiant security computer consultant for "the washington post" and "new york times" a constant vigil keeps watch for signs of attacks on them and other clients. the company also devises ways to stay a step ahead to block attempted intrusions from succeeding. >> there is always going to be some kind of gap attackers can exploit and very often we see...
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to pete williams, do we know when we might see those decisions? >> not yet, but this was the affirmative action decision so we're waiting for voting rights and same-sex marriage decisions. what supreme court says on affirmative action is that when courts review university affirmative action programs they have to satisfy themselves there was no workable race neutral alternative that would give the school the kind of racial diversity, racial other kind of diversity it was looking for. they say this means the universities have the ultimate burden of demonstrating before they turn to racial classifications that available, workable race neutral alter alternatives don't suffice. so affirmative action survives but the court imposes a stricter test that the federal courts already use in evaluating affirmative action programs. the court has granted a case that will be argued next year on whether states can go to the polls and ban affirmative actions in their states. the case from michigan, which is where the last big affirmative action case came from uphol
to pete williams, do we know when we might see those decisions? >> not yet, but this was the affirmative action decision so we're waiting for voting rights and same-sex marriage decisions. what supreme court says on affirmative action is that when courts review university affirmative action programs they have to satisfy themselves there was no workable race neutral alternative that would give the school the kind of racial diversity, racial other kind of diversity it was looking for. they...
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>> this tipster, pete williams, first reached out to us back in april. and in his initial e-mail, he didn't mention anything about underaged prostitute, he mentioned prostitutes. shortly thereafter, he mentioned underaged prostitutes, but we were skeptical because he said he had known about these allegations, had evidence since as early as 2008. now we're talking it's the spring of 2012, shortly before senator menendez's re-election when the senate is still considered a tossup. so we thought the timing was suspicious. add to that, no matter how many e-mails we had back and forth, pete williams never agreed to speak to us by phone. he wouldn't talk to us. he wouldn't talk to other news organizations we brought in, and as it turns out he wouldn't talk to the fbi either. all of that combined leads to me saying this was a set-up, at least on that angle, of senator menendez. >> let me bring drew back in. drew, even if the prostitution allegations turn out to be false, there's still the matter of menendez allegedly steering that lucrative contract to his frien
>> this tipster, pete williams, first reached out to us back in april. and in his initial e-mail, he didn't mention anything about underaged prostitute, he mentioned prostitutes. shortly thereafter, he mentioned underaged prostitutes, but we were skeptical because he said he had known about these allegations, had evidence since as early as 2008. now we're talking it's the spring of 2012, shortly before senator menendez's re-election when the senate is still considered a tossup. so we...
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>> pete williams on this still developing story tonight. pete, thanks. >>> now to chicago and the outrage expressed over mayor rahm emanuel's plan to close dozens of that city's public schools. 30,000 kids will be moved to different schools, most of them black on the city's south and west sides. chicago's not the only city where budget problems are forcing big changes in the public schools. our chief education correspondent rehema ellis is in detroit tonight after an all day conference as part of our education nation initiative. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. detroit is like a lot of cities struggling with budget deficits and closing schools like the one behind me. proposed shut-downs in chicago are more and bigger than any city has ever attempted all at one time. outrage intensified as word spread. 54 public schools in chicago are slated to close at the end of this school year. >> my child has been here since he's been going to school. >> it's so sad to think that they are all going to be separated. >> reporter: the city i
>> pete williams on this still developing story tonight. pete, thanks. >>> now to chicago and the outrage expressed over mayor rahm emanuel's plan to close dozens of that city's public schools. 30,000 kids will be moved to different schools, most of them black on the city's south and west sides. chicago's not the only city where budget problems are forcing big changes in the public schools. our chief education correspondent rehema ellis is in detroit tonight after an all day...
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williams, nbc's pete williams reporting from washington. joining us from washington, nbc news national security analyst and former director of the national counterterrorism center, michael leiter. in boston, nbc news national investigative correspondent michael isikoff. michael isikoff, start with you and what they got out of these persons of interests' homes and out that i have possession, including the computer which could be a treasure atroptrove information? >> right. that would have been all of the evidence in that dorm room of tsarnaev and probably be the one of most interest to the fbi because it would let agents trace who he has been in communication with, who he has been e-mailing with, what web sites he has been looking at before the bombing and would reveal the most information about whether they were accomplices. i think it's worth noting this affidavit is a little confusing in some respects because it details how these three men went to the apartment that night. they took the backpack and they say they took the laptop computer
williams, nbc's pete williams reporting from washington. joining us from washington, nbc news national security analyst and former director of the national counterterrorism center, michael leiter. in boston, nbc news national investigative correspondent michael isikoff. michael isikoff, start with you and what they got out of these persons of interests' homes and out that i have possession, including the computer which could be a treasure atroptrove information? >> right. that would have...
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pete williams has more on the new laws for the new year. >> reporter: in california and illinois, it's against the law for an employer to ask anyone applying for a job to reveal user names or passwords for social media sites like facebook. johnny velo says it happened to him. >> it's rue and disrespectful. someone has privacy, you expect them to respect that. >> reporter: though job placement experts advise leaving embarrassing photos off social media sites, employers also don don't have the right to rum paj through a prospective employer's past. >> it's like having the keys to a house and looking through diaries. >> reporter: indoor use of generators or charcoal fires can create a build up of co2 gas. >> a lot of people felt they had no alternative but to bring something in their home. >> reporter: in florida it's now legal to flash your headlights to warn of a speed trap ahead. the minimum wage goes up in ten states, where it's more than the federal rate of $7.75 an hour. washington has the highest of those states at 9.19 an hour. >>> as always, you can let us know why you're awake a
pete williams has more on the new laws for the new year. >> reporter: in california and illinois, it's against the law for an employer to ask anyone applying for a job to reveal user names or passwords for social media sites like facebook. johnny velo says it happened to him. >> it's rue and disrespectful. someone has privacy, you expect them to respect that. >> reporter: though job placement experts advise leaving embarrassing photos off social media sites, employers also don...
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pete williams has more. >> reporter: gay rights supporters crowded outside the court cheering the historic decisions. striking down a law passed by congress in 1996 the defense of marriage act known as doma. that blocked the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages in the states that allow them. depriving them of benefits that other married couples have. in a 5-4 ruling, the court said that doma serves no government purpose and it demeans those in a same-sex relationship. in the second 5-4 decision, this time by chief justice roberts the court tossed an appeal involving california's proposition 8 passed by voters in 2008. it stopped same-sex marriage in the state. the people who put it on the ballot had no right to appeal. for the two california couples who challenged the law that's the answer they wanted now, we'll be marry and we'll be kwal to every other family in california. >> reporter: their interview on msnbc was interrupted by a call from the president on air force one. >> we thank you so much for your support. >> you should be very proud of today and through your cou
pete williams has more. >> reporter: gay rights supporters crowded outside the court cheering the historic decisions. striking down a law passed by congress in 1996 the defense of marriage act known as doma. that blocked the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages in the states that allow them. depriving them of benefits that other married couples have. in a 5-4 ruling, the court said that doma serves no government purpose and it demeans those in a same-sex relationship. in...
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our justice correspondent pete williams is in our d.c. newsroom. pete, good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening. officials familiar with the process say that federal prosecutors have filed espionage charges against snowden and at the very early stages of the process to getting back to the united states to stand trial are now under way. the officials did not describe the charges in detail because the papers have been filed under seal in federal court in alexandria, virginia, so they're not publicly available. but they say the charges accuse him of violating federal espionage charges by sharing classified documents with people who were not cleared to receive them. he's also charged with stealing government property. it was only a matter of time before these charges were filed. and, in fact, it's taken all this time because the u.s. and the authorities in hong kong have been going back and forth to make certain that whatever charges the u.s. filed would conform to the extradition treaty with hong kong. so the next step is now for the police in h
our justice correspondent pete williams is in our d.c. newsroom. pete, good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening. officials familiar with the process say that federal prosecutors have filed espionage charges against snowden and at the very early stages of the process to getting back to the united states to stand trial are now under way. the officials did not describe the charges in detail because the papers have been filed under seal in federal court in alexandria, virginia, so...
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pete williams, thank you very much. we'll see you back here tomorrow as the high court takes up doma. as you said, thousands of demonstrators on both sides of this debate are staked out in the capital. here's a look at them in their own words. >> prop 8 has got to go! >> they chanted every child deserves a mom and dad. mike is a correspondent with the "huffington post." he also produces huff post live. we talk about yesterday the idea that because public opinion had moved so dramatically so quickly on this issue, maybe this would have the effect of giving the supreme court the idea that they are less pressured to rule on this at all because the democratic process is clearly working outside of the court. do you think that it is possible and so they'll sort of take a step back from this, or do you think they want to get out now on public opinion and accurately reflect the sentiment of the country right now? >> reporter: until justice kennedy said maybe we should dismiss this case, it seems the court was looking to get out
pete williams, thank you very much. we'll see you back here tomorrow as the high court takes up doma. as you said, thousands of demonstrators on both sides of this debate are staked out in the capital. here's a look at them in their own words. >> prop 8 has got to go! >> they chanted every child deserves a mom and dad. mike is a correspondent with the "huffington post." he also produces huff post live. we talk about yesterday the idea that because public opinion had moved...
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pete williams, nbc news, at the supreme court. >>> tonight, u.s. officials say osama bin laden's son-in-law, an accused plotter in the 9/11 terrorist attacks has been captured in the middle east, is now in u.s. custody here in new york. officials tell nbc news he's been a prisoner in iran for most of the past decade. he is scheduled to appear in federal court tomorrow on charges of conspiracy to kill americans. not everyone is happy about that. the republican chairman of the house intelligence committee says bringing him to stand trial in the u.s. is a mistake, because he's an enemy combatant and should instead be sent to guantanamo. >>> now to north korea. a nation that has nuclear weapons and is tonight threatening to use them against the united states, vowing to attack washington and engulf the nation's capital, quote, in a sea of flames. as you can imagine, this outburst has prompted a strong response from the white house. our chief foreign affairs correspondent, andrea mitchell, monitoring developments from our d.c. newsroom. andrea, good even
pete williams, nbc news, at the supreme court. >>> tonight, u.s. officials say osama bin laden's son-in-law, an accused plotter in the 9/11 terrorist attacks has been captured in the middle east, is now in u.s. custody here in new york. officials tell nbc news he's been a prisoner in iran for most of the past decade. he is scheduled to appear in federal court tomorrow on charges of conspiracy to kill americans. not everyone is happy about that. the republican chairman of the house...
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pete williams, nbc news, at the justice department. >>> tonight a federal judge has come down hard in one of the most controversial police tactics in the country. ordering changes to new york city's so-called stop and frisk policy. the judge said it unfairly targets large numbers of minorities stopped by police without any good reason to suspect them of a crime, but supporters say it's an important crime-fighting tool that has brought violent crime down to historic lows. nbc's stephanie gosk is in times square tonight for us with more. stephanie, good evening. >> reporter: good evening. crime continues to drop here in new york city, including here in times square. mayor bloomberg is saying the one of the keys to their success is their policy of stop and frisk. but what he calls good policing, other people are calling racial profiling, and those people today won a big legal victory. mayor michael bloomberg says the city of new york has become the poster child for fighting crime. >> today we have fewer guns, fewer shootings, and fewer homicides. >> reporter: but today a federal judge ca
pete williams, nbc news, at the justice department. >>> tonight a federal judge has come down hard in one of the most controversial police tactics in the country. ordering changes to new york city's so-called stop and frisk policy. the judge said it unfairly targets large numbers of minorities stopped by police without any good reason to suspect them of a crime, but supporters say it's an important crime-fighting tool that has brought violent crime down to historic lows. nbc's...
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nbc's pete williams has the latest on this case. >> reporter: as dzhokhar tsarnaev lies under guard at a boston hospital now upgraded to fair condition, federal officials say he's told interrogators he and his older brother came up with the plot on their own because they believed the u.s. wars in iraq and afghanistan were an attack on islam. officials say he claims the instructions for making a bomb came from al qaeda's online magazine "inspire" which contained a formula that was similar to make the bombs in boston. an employee at a fireworks company says that records show tamerlan tsarnaev bought fireworks at a store in new hampshire in february. >> it's a little disturbing and unsettling that i had any interaction with him. he was an everyday customer, so i dealt with him the way i would any other customer off the street. >> reporter: several online instructions including the one in "inspire" recommended using the contents of fireworks as a bomb component. 5,000 miles away, fbi agents were in the russian province of dagostan to interview the parents. the mother insists her sons could
nbc's pete williams has the latest on this case. >> reporter: as dzhokhar tsarnaev lies under guard at a boston hospital now upgraded to fair condition, federal officials say he's told interrogators he and his older brother came up with the plot on their own because they believed the u.s. wars in iraq and afghanistan were an attack on islam. officials say he claims the instructions for making a bomb came from al qaeda's online magazine "inspire" which contained a formula that...